Haiti
UN Spokesperson: “Appalling Luck” That Haiti Should Suffer an Outbreak of Cholera
I just caught up with Imogen Wall, the Head of Communications for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, who is in Haiti. Listen to our discussion about Cholera in Haiti.
Why Cholera in Haiti, Why Now?
Haiti is currently facing its first cholera outbreak in a hundred years. It’s not a surprise, exactly. It was something public health experts have been afraid of since the earthquake. But after nine months, we were starting to hope maybe it wouldn’t happen.
Cholera Outbreak in Haiti–This is Bad
The outbreak seems to be centered in Artibonite, an area that saw a which was relatively unscathed by the earthquake but which experienced a massive influx of people displaced from Port au Prince.
Whither Haiti Reconstruction Funding?
American funding for longterm Haiti reconstruction is held up in a bureaucratic logjam. Meanwhile, a UN official aptly describes the situation as “a humanitarian crisis the needs a development solution.”
What the Chilean Miners Tell Us about the Limits of Compassion
Guest post from Harold Pollack: It’s easy to get people to pay attention and to help 33 identified people who require a single dramatic rescue. It’s much harder to get the same level of attention and action when millions of people face larger, complicated, and chronic challenges after a mass disaster.
The Deplorable Condition of Haiti’s Camps
I speak with Melanie Teff, one of co-authors of a new Refugees International report about the condition of Haiti’s IDPs. She paints a very bleak picture of the plight of nearly 1 million Haitians displaced by the earthquake nearly ten months ago.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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